The HR profession
Female HR managers earn £4,500 less than male colleagues
Female HR managers earn £4,500 less than their male counterparts – equivalent to a gender pay gap of 10% –...
HR becoming more female, less accidental career choice
The human resources profession is becoming increasingly female according to new research released this week. However, fewer people are “falling...
Government must invest in HR for small businesses, says CIPD
An investment of £13 million per year could provide small businesses with the HR support they need, according to a...
Employment levels to rise but candidates fight for low-skilled vacancies
There are 24 applicants chasing every low-skilled job vacancy, according to the latest Labour Market Outlook from the CIPD and...
In which sector is HR perceived least effective?
Staff in technology companies believe their HR departments under-perform, when compared to the people functions in other industry sectors, according...
Upskill and diversify: Strategies for overcoming recruitment challenges
In the second of a series of articles looking at how organisations can tackle growing recruitment challenges, Claire McCartney from...
How to be an employer of choice in an increasingly competitive jobs market
How do you make your business a place where the talent you crave wants to work? Claire McCartney examines recent...
HR careers survey: Tell us how you got into HR
XpertHR is conducting a survey on HR careers, looking at how UK HR professionals begin, manage and progress their careers...
Digital HR: Leaders look for more investment as pace of change grows
HR leaders are keen to invest in tools that will digitise HR but at the same time struggle to keep...
CIPD says Brexit will increase hiring difficulties
Brexit will make it harder to hire well-qualified talent, research from the CIPD has found.
The latest CIPD/Hays Resourcing and...
Tory manifesto: National retraining, NI holidays and more gap reporting
Theresa May launched the Conservative Party’s 2017 election manifesto today, and for HR and employers there are no big surprises....
L&D must make itself relevant for the future, says CIPD chief executive
Learning professionals need to get out of their “bubble” and realise that not everything they have done in the past...
CIPD manifesto urges next government to make “good work” a priority
The CIPD has published a manifesto ahead of the upcoming general election that urges the next Government to put “good...
Neil Morrison leaves Penguin Random House for Severn Trent
One of the UK’s most well-known HR directors, Neil Morrison, is swapping memoirs for reservoirs as he leaves book publishing...
What does the CIPD’s new professional standards framework mean for HR?
The CIPD is in the process of building a new professional standards framework that will help HR professionals to navigate...
